Declan Mulholland
Born
Thomas Declan Mulholland

(1932-12-06)6 December 1932
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died29 June 1999(1999-06-29) (aged 66)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1962–1997

Thomas Declan Mulholland (6 December 1932 – 29 June 1999) was a Northern Irish character actor of film and television. He is known for his multiple appearances in Doctor Who and for his deleted portrayal of Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars.

Career

Born in Belfast, he had his first film role in H.M.S. Defiant (1962) as Morrison. He had a substantial part in the 1974 Amicus Productions film The Land That Time Forgot. He also played a human version of Jabba the Hutt in a deleted scene of the original Star Wars (1977). The scene was reinserted for the film's infamous twentieth anniversary re-release in 1997, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba as he appears in Return of the Jedi.

His many TV appearances included the The Avengers (1967) episode The Fear Merchants (in the background of the gym scene), Doctor Who stories The Sea Devils (1972) and The Androids of Tara (1978),[1] The Bill, The Onedin Line and Quatermass.

Mulholland died of a heart attack on 29 June 1999, aged 66.[2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962H.M.S. DefiantMorrison
1963Mystery SubmarineDuty chief
1968 30 Is a Dangerous Age, CynthiaStoryteller's aideUncredited
The Charge of the Light BrigadeFarrier
Great CatherineCount Tokhtamysh
1969Guns in the HeatherRetchick
1971Naughty!Policeman
1972The Ruling ClassPoacher
1973Theater of BloodMeths drinker
1974 On the Game2nd Jailer
The Land That Time ForgotOlson
1975BranniganNeighbourUncredited
1977 Joseph AndrewsResurrectionist
Double ExposureKidnapper Joe
Star WarsJabba the HuttScene deleted from final cut of original version and re-inserted in the 1997 Special Edition, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba and his voice re-dubbed in Huttese
1980 High Rise DonkeyCrook
Hawk the SlayerSpedThe hunchback leader of the slavers.
1981Time Bandits3rd Robber
1989The Tall GuyRubberface Doorman
1990The Rainbow ThiefPug
1993The Princess and the CobblerBrigandVoice
1994War of the ButtonsPriest
1995The Run of the CountryFarmer
1997The Pig's FamilyTimShort (final film role)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963As You Like ItSecond LordTV movie
1964EspionageThe Lout1 episode
1966The Three MusketeersHarbour Master1 episode
1966–1976Dixon of Dock GreenConnolly/Padraic Browne/Bert Kelly3 episodes
1967–1971Z-CarsMike Murphy/Jack/Flanagan3 episodes
1967The AvengersSaunders1 episode
1967The Revenue MenBarney McQuarry1 episode
1968Dr. Finlay's CasebookTaffy Jones1 episode
1969The BorderersBlackett1 episode
1971–1972Armchair TheatrePrisoner Officer/Protestant Man2 episodes
1972–1978Doctor WhoTill / Clark5 episodes
1974The Prince of DenmarkDanny3 episodes
1975Churchill's PeopleAugustus HickyEpisode: Mother India
1976Angels1st Man1 episode
1976Rogue MaleCookTV movie
1978The LosersEx-Wrestler3 episodes
1979BloomersMr O'Shaughnessy1 episode (episode five)
1979QuatermassSecurity Guard2 episodes
1980OppenheimerF.B.I. Agent1 episode
1984Much Ado About NothingMember of WatchTV movie
1987–1995CasualtyMac / O'Grady2 episodes
1989–1990The BillRaymond Kellow2 episodes
1991The Brittas EmpireBoilerman BarnesEpisode: Opening Day
1993LovejoyCouncil WorkmanEpisode: Who is the Fairest of Them All?
1996Father TedShouting PriestEpisode: New Jack City

References

  1. ↑ "Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Androids of Tara – Details". BBC. 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Landis, Harry (27 July 1999). "Obituary – Declan Mulholland". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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